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If reality was that way, then society would already know about it.

For me it was one of the enlightenment videos, and after he finished explaining what it is and how important it is, he said "maybe you're too stupid to understand". And it was like he reached in my mind and pulled it open, like "oh, perhaps there's something I don't know, that overrides everything that I thought was important". Opening someone's mind is probably the greatest gift you can give to someone, it gives them the power. So thank-you @Leo Gura ---- Was there a distinct moment you can recall, when you got reeled in?

Awesome! Thankyou for this

I finished my last exam today. I feel a surge to vision, and continue contemplating what I want out of life, really get that down. What would you have done differently when you were your most free in your life?

Sorry if it came off that way, I just saw an opportunity to look for the funny. Perhaps inappropriate given the general consensus of the thread.

(Delete if not allowed) A few weeks ago some people on here were talking about a meditation system that had levels; one person mentioned that he was a level 8 meditator within a system of meditation, and was giving advice to another user on the system; stating that the practices would require a 4 hour daily commitment. He also mentioned that using such techniques, involving one-pointed focus, that one could break through to enlightenment after developing this ability (I have probably skewed what was said but this is what I inferred). Does anyone know what I am talking about? Peace and thanks.

"Intelligence is the ability to change" - Albert Einstein

But Leo, I was going to make trading cards...

@Matt8800 Great! thank-you for this

Hey @Matt8800, thanks for sharing, very helpful! What constitutes incorrect body-scanning ?

My ego is not comfortable going through the process in a family environment, it is terrified of being perceived as insane on account of lots of laughter. Perhaps it would create a more open environment. I am 18 and don't have a job at the moment, in my last year of high school, so it doesn't look like I'm going to be moving out anytime super soon although I aim to do so ASAP.

When I sit down to meditate, I feel heat in the right side of my chest. It scares me as I don't know whether it is safe to continue with the meditation, Tara Wells' book says "heat without bliss can be dangerous", but it doesn't say how. I get really scared, and then I get up and eat a whole bunch of weird food. I don't really know what to do. Perhaps I could start by deconstructing the beliefs that I have around it, and do more contemplation on the topic of Leo's survival video.

You sound like a badass.

Very inspiring, thank-you.

@peanutspathtotruth Thankyou so much!

I have Om Swami's book regarding yoga and mediation techniques, and also the book"Mastering Buddha" (I'm using shortened names as I do not want to leak any copyright information). I'm experiencing Kundalini symptoms, which is explicitly addressed in "Mastering the buddha", yet it also states that a prerequisite is having an established practice. At the height of my practice, which I slowed down recently due to inflamed Kundalini symptoms, I was doing Shambhavi Mahamudra kriya for about half an hour, and self-inquiry for one hour. Does this count as an established practice? I was always really shit at self-inquiry so I don't know if it counts. -- I was thinking perhaps I could practice Om Swami's basic focus techniques before getting fully into intensive meditation. But then again I am experiencing Kundalini quite preavlently, and the theory in "Mastering Buddha" is quite in-depth so maybe I should just go for it. What do ya'll think?

Today I failed My literature exam Still, I will succeed

Thankyou so much for your reply - this has been so helpful!!

My question is, do I have to care about intense energy welling up, or can I just let it consume me. Tara Wells says in her book 'enlightened through the path of kundalini', that energy overload means slowing down energy practises. Sasdghuru also says that kundalini can ruin the whole system, and must be risen under special guidance. So could this perhaps be detrimenting my system by continuing?

I was initiated into shambhavi mahamudra kriya yoga, I want to continue, there was a time were I saw great benefits. My body felt delicious, great mood, and life was more vivid. But nowadays my kundalini symptoms flare up when I sit in the asana, I feel energy rising into my brain. The heart on the left and right heat up, tremble, and once it even felt like it burnt me a little bit. Interestingly it's only when I do a short loving kindness meditation and chant at the beginning of the practice that this flare up happens, throughout the actual kriya everything feels okay, it's just a bit frightening. I don't really want to part with it, but if it is detrimenting me then perhaps I should look for other practices.

@Nahm Thankyou <3

Thank you so much for this topic @Nahm, I always love what you share <3 How do you trust that what you write down is authentic? Like if someone tells me about something, and that resonates with me, then can I want that? How can I want something if I haven't experienced it? Haha, what am I wanting? I guess dreaming or visioning is like creating personal principles. What do you think?

Perhaps people who believe that they have expertise on the topic could come forward on this post, or perhaps more of a communal meg-thread would be more appropriate due to the lacking of such people.

Very fair point, I think I've noticed this too.

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